In-Person Worship Service opportunities are available. Click here for a list of worship opportunities.

Homecoming Sunday and Blessing of the Backpacks

Our church family kicks off the fall programming year with Homecoming Sunday, September 8 at 8AM and 10:15AM. Youth, bring backpacks. Adults, bring laptop bags to receive God’s blessings for the academic year! There will be refreshments following the worship service.

Stewardship

Walk in Love” is the 2025 fall stewardship pledge campaign theme. Stay tuned for upcoming information.

Blessing of the Animals

Sunday, October 6 at 4PM. Bring your favorite pet or animal to receive God’s blessings! Stuffed animals are welcome.

156th Anniversary Worship Service

We celebrate our 156th anniversary with a Progressive Eucharist on Sunday, October 20.

9:00 am Prayers at the First Location (1868-1900), 309 N. Dawson Street, Raleigh

9:30 am Prayers at the Second Location (1900-1965), 100 E. Cabarrus St, Raleigh

10:15 am The Holy Eucharist Celebration, St. Ambrose on Darby St.

Welcome to St. Ambrose!

Join us for worship or become a member.

Saint Ambrose Episcopal Church is a welcoming community that gives worship to God, receives wisdom from God, and works alongside God to move the city of Raleigh.

Worship. Wisdom. Work.

Worship to God

We believe we exist to worship God and intentionally equip our congregation to give God praise.

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Wisdom From God

Our wisdom comes from God and our church built on the legacy of African and African American Episcopal saints.

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Work Alongside God

We prayerfully do inreach and outreach to impact the city of Raleigh through our inclusive community ministries.

DISCOVER OUR IMPACT

Our patron saint, Bishop Ambrose of Milan, lived in Italy during the 300s C.E. According to tradition, bees landed on his face as a child, leaving honey on his lips. He was a gifted orator, earning him the name “the honeyed tongue preacher.” The bees and the beehive are historic symbols of Saint Ambrose.

What time is your service?

We have two worship services each Sunday; 8 and 10:15am. We also have Bible studies on Mondays at 12:15pm and Tuesday mornings at 9:30 as well as a mid-week mass on Wednesdays at 12:15pm.

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Where are you located?

We are located at 813 Darby St in Raleigh, right off of State Street. Our campus is near Fuller Elementary School in the Walnut Creek Wetlands area.

Learn about Us

What is your congregation like?

As a historically African American Episcopal Church, we have a diverse congregation of all ages. We are radically welcoming, infinitely supportive and intentionally focused on transforming our communities, big and small, through the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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What is your denomination?

We are an Episcopal Church. This means the center of our teaching and worship is the life and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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Ready to discover your new church home in the Triangle?

Saint Ambrose Episcopal Church is a welcoming community that gives worship to God, receives wisdom from God, and works alongside God to move the city of Raleigh.

 

Worship with us from wherever you are!

Please join us in-person or online for our Sunday morning worship services.

8AM Holy Eucharist Bulletin (Rite II) (In-Person only)

10:15AM Holy Eucharist Bulletin (Online and In-person) Zoom Link or YouTube Stream

10:15AM Abbreviated Holy Eucharist Bulletin

Follow along with our bulletins (linked above).